Video: We Rule The Waves by Amon Amarth!

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RMR already crewed two of Amon Amarth’s mighty warparties, Jomsviking and Berserker. Both records were – unsurprisingly – typical handiwork of one Johan Hegg, albeit with a rusty bite and action galore.

Now, their 2022 piece, The Great Heathen Army, sailed right past RMR’s tiny shark-infested island. Back into the swamp, it was sent, where strange records slither unchecked. And it was the dime-a-dozen type of delivery that did it. Sure, you’ll find sturdy metal of the type the Amon Amarth crowd will relish. But it felt – generic, even for a Viking Metal piece.

So, … [...] Click to raid more!

Týr – Battle Ballads (2024) – Review

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The RMR crew just learned something new about the Faroes. In 2021, some two years after Týr‘s Hel hit our shores, archaeologists established that settlers arrived at the islands way before the Vikings did. That must have shocked the entrenched descendants of the Norse on those isles and the axe-wielding metallists of the Viking Metal fan crowd. It looks like present-day island dwellers’ mighty ancestors didn’t step on virgin lands. Sheep and some folk were there before them.

As the lore goes, some acolytes of the nailed god allegedly usurped the spot way before the first longships appeared. I … [...] Click to raid more!

Sorcerer – Reign of the Reaper (2023) – Review

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The 2015 record In the Shadow of the Inverted Cross immediately got our full attention. The release marked the moment when Sorcerer finally came out of hibernation for real. After five years of trying to decide what they wanted to become since 2010, the year of resurrection of the band after a long time of stop ‘n’ go and deep freeze. And that record restarted their metal machinations with a friggin’ thunderclap.

They rocked on to VIP status over at the RMR review desk when the fire king was crowned. Whereas – the next album – Lamenting of the [...] Click to raid more!

Anaal Nathrakh – Hell is Empty and All The Devils are Here (2007) – Review

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Desperation levels are rising again. So, the escape valve is – you guessed it – Anaal Nathrakh all over again. Some crazed mix of Total Fucking Necro‘s horrible grind and the terrifying musings of the widow that the Kenny / Hunt team pushes straight up your derriere.

Only that this time, we’re reaching into the past. Before the constellation thing even happened, and this is a scary thought all by itself. A record spouting some protoplasmic filth about devils that escaped into this hellscape our world has become lately. Holy water and crosses won’t cure this, but then, what … [...] Click to raid more!